bestehen

Meaning

1. (irregular,strong,transitive) to succeed, to pass (an exam)
2. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to consist
3. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to exist
4. (intransitive,irregular,strong) to insist

Hyphenated as

be‧ste‧hen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/bəˈʃteːən/

Etymology

From Middle High German bestān, bestēn, from Old High German bistān, from Proto-Germanic *bistandaną, *bistāną. Equivalent to be- + stehen (“to stand, be on one's feet”).

Sentences

Das so erzeugte Bild bleibt auch dann noch bestehen , wenn keine Spannung mehr anliegt.

The image generated in this way remains even when there is no more voltage.

Linguistische Einflüsse bestehen aus west-afrikanischen Sprachen .

Linguistic influences consist of West African languages.

Zudem bestehen die einzelnen Teile bei Nichols nicht mehr aus regelmäßigen achttaktigen Perioden .

In addition, the individual parts at Nichols no longer consist of regular eight-stroke periods.